MohammedPreview
Open in TheBrain

A Squeegee

  1. A tool consisting of a rubber or similar blade attached at a right angle to a handle, particularly
    1. (nautical) A long-handled tool used on ships for swabbing the decks and spreading protective coatings. [1844]
    2. Similar long-handled tools used for drying or leveling surfaces such as paths and roadways. [1884]
    3. A short-handled tool, especially as used on car windshields and home windows. [1918]
  2. A roller used to similar effect, particularly
    1. (photography) A tool used to remove excess moisture from a print. [1878]
    2. (historical) A street-cleaning machine consisting of a roller made of squeegee blades pulled by a horse.
    3. (printing) A tool used to force the ink through the stencil in silk-screen printing.
  3. (slang) A person who uses a squeegee, especially one who "cleans" the windshield of a car stopped at a traffic light and then demands payment. [1991]